Vintage Floral Invitation

Here's another design just added to my Etsy shop...a contemporary take on a vintage flower motif. This is a simple yet elegant design that will look great in any monochromatic color scheme or even in contrasting bold colors. Head over to the shop for more details.

A Gumball Wedding - The Invitation

Introducing the newest design to hit my Etsy shop...a playful theme centered around a vintage gumball machine. Who doesn't love a good old-fashioned gumball? All the more fun when it comes from a fancy machine! This customizable invitation suite was created for the kid in all of us who's always up for a good time, all the while remaining uniquely stylish. Head over to the shop and check out the details...later this week I'll continue with more ideas to build on this theme for a funtastical gumball wedding.

A Starfish Inspired Wedding by KL Weddings

inspiration board by KL Wedding Designs

Check out this beautiful inspiration board by KL Wedding Designs. Kerry contacted me to let me know our starfish invitation was not only featured, but that the board was based around the design. This board makes for a colorful and refreshing beachside wedding. Thanks Kerry!

Anderson Center Bridal Show

I just want to thank everyone who came out to visit me as the Chocolate Paper Boutique made its local debut at the Anderson Center Bridal Show. I met a lot of new friends and can't wait to work on some new and exciting invitation designs. Below are some pictures of our table display. Now onto getting that website updated...

Sneak Peak

Shhh...don't tell anyone, but here's a sneak peak into a wedding invitation set I'm designing for a good friend. Since the wedding's not until this summer and I don't want to spoil the surprise for the guests, I can only give you a tease. The bride wanted something simple and elegant with an understated monogram. Look for the entire set once the invites have been sent out this spring!

When life gives you lemon trees...

I've been busy working on the boutique and wanted to share this fun little design I came up with for the shop. I must be craving citrus because this bold, graphic tree reminds me of a lemon tree - hence, the name of this invitation set: "The Lemontree." The colors are of course customizable to match any wedding color scheme and this design will look great printed with either one or two colors! Just imagine an "orangetree" or an "appletree" or even a "grapetree" (?).
This is just a taste of things to come, but if you like this design or want something completely original to your wedding, simply stop by the boutique and throw me a line! Now off to Penn Station for some of their fantastic freshly squeezed lemonade.

Poppies will make them sleep...well, we hope not!

My first wedding invitation design was of course for my own recent wedding. We chose poppies as our theme for their bold, graphic, yet classy look. So I elected the help of my friend and local artist Robin Ewers to create an original drawing of poppies for our invitations. Her artwork was breathtaking and I was able to create a nice clean, bold look using some of Photoshop and Illustrator skills. So without further ado, I give you our poppy invitations...


The invitation set included a reply postcard, satin ribbon band with poppy seal and matching address labels. The main invitation card, about us card, directions and reply postcard were held into the folder using black photo corners. I also lined the envelopes with a poppy pattern...pictures of the actual finished product to come.

Matching favor tags and more to come from this poppy design...